In the opening scene of SF Ballet’s “Raymonda,” a man shoots a woman. Then he steps out from behind his camera. Like a phrase whose double meaning is only revealed when you read it aloud, the initial ...

Houston Ballet Soloist Danbi Kim as Raymonda in the world premiere of Stanton Welch’s Raymonda. Credit: Photo by Amitava Sarkar (2025). Courtesy of Houston Ballet. Raymonda is the story of an engaged ...

Houston Ballet soloist Danbi Kim as Princess Raymonda, visiting principal dancer Chun Wai Chan as Jean and choreographer Stanton Welch rehearing Raymonda. Credit: Photo by Alana Campbell, Courtesy of ...

Continuing its run of historic ballet firsts, the Segerstrom Center opened its 30th season on Thursday night with the U.S. premiere of the Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra’s production of the rare three ...

For San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director Tamara Rojo, choosing a frequently performed warhorse such as “Swan Lake” as the first work she would choreograph for the company was never in the cards.

The Boston Ballet premiered Mikko Nissenen’s reimagined one-act version of “Raymonda” as part of their Winter Experience this February. “Raymonda” stands alongside “The Sleeping Beauty” and “Swan Lake ...

The outgoing director has smartly updated Glazunov and Petipa’s 1898 ballet, making its heroine a Crimean War nurse torn between suitors Mark Monahan never really stood a chance. In the Sixties, his ...